Adam Schiff goes off, lists the Trump Tower meeting, sharing of polling data, call to hack Clinton, Kushner back channel, and more: "You might say that's all OK ... I think it's unpatriotic. And yes, I think it's corrupt and evidence of collusion."
ERIC HOLDER: "Bob Mueller's testimony before the House ... is so critical. It seems hard for me to imagine that Bob Mueller asked Bill Barr to do this. That would be Bob Mueller shifting responsibility ... that's just not the way in which Bob Mueller is wound." @TheBeatWithAri
The only person who has been caught lying about Russia is Donald Trump. If he thinks I’ve made a false statement, he can sue me. And I’ll beat him in court.
This afternoon, a number of DOJ attorneys who weren't on Mueller's team signed on to Manafort's case. One of those lawyers also joined the case of Sam Patten, who was involved in a straw purchaser scheme steering foreign money into Trump's inaugural
Things Barr shared about the Mueller Report:
# of subpoenas
# of witnesses
# of warrants
4 partial quotes from Mueller
Things Barr *did not* share:
# of pages (easy to disclose, key for context)
Why Mueller concluded he could not exonerate Trump on obstruction (important)
This has always been simple and has not changed:
DOJ policy does NOT support indicting POTUS.
If DOJ finds potential crimes by a POTUS, Congress considers what to do about it.
Two realities we must confront:
1. Climate change won't just affect the coasts.
2. Climate change is a national security issue. https://t.co/q32xFMjyUn
Ma’am, I realize that reading and comprehension may not be your strong suit, but EVERY SINGLE WORD of that column still stands. Stay in your lane and on your level.
“Barr’s letter raises as many questions as it answers," Schumer and Pelosi write in a joint statement, and then say Barr "is not in a position to make objective determinations about the report." They do not mention that the findings say there was no evidence of working w/Russia.
Pelosi and Schumer: “The fact that Special Counsel Mueller’s report does not exonerate the president on a charge as serious as obstruction of justice demonstrates how urgent it is that the full report and underlying documentation be made public without any further delay.”